Feed-trough



(No Model.)

W. s.' BARKBR.l FEED TRO'UGH.

Pfrgg'd. Apr. 29, 1890.

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VILLIAM SEVARD BARKER, OF TROY, OHIO.

FEED-THOUGH.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 426,426, dated April29, 1890.

Application filed February 4, 1890. Serial No. 339.182. (No model.)

T0 all whom, it may concern:

Be it known that I, WILLIAM' SEWAED BARKER, a citizen of the UnitedStates, residing at Troy, in the county of Miami and State of Ohio, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Hog-Feeding Troughs; andI do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exactdescription of the same, reference being had to the annexed drawings,making a part of this specification, and to the letters of referencemarked thereon.

This invention relates to certain new and useful improvements inhog-feeding troughs; and it has for its object, among others, to providea device of this vcharacter so that the trough may be readily preventedfrom being filled with snow and ice during the winter or with dust anddirt during windy weather. It aims also to provide for the readythrowing of the trough or the racks into such position as to prevent thehogs from getting at the trough while it is being filled with food forthem.

Other objects and advantages of the invention will hereinafter be madeapparent and the novel features thereof will be specifically pointed outin the appended claims.

The novelty resides in the peculiar combinations and the construction,arrangement, and adaptation' of parts, all as more fully hereinafterdescribed, shown in the drawings, and then particularly defined in theclaims.

The invention is clearly illustrated in the accompanying drawings,which, with the letters of reference marked thereon, form a part of thisspecification, and in which- Figure l is a front view of my improvement.Fig. 2 is a vertical cross-section through the same. parts, but in adierent position. Fig. 4 is a modified form of locking device, shown in.side elevation.

' permanently attached in any desired position. The operative parts arethe same in each instance. The supporting parts or posts are madeportable or permanently supported as the occasion requires.

Referring now to the details of the drawings by letter, A designates theend sup- Fig. 3 is a like view of the same ports, which may be uprightssecured in the ground, or portable uprights. These uprights areconnected by means of a suitable longitudinal strip or strips B, andcentrally are provided with an upright b.

C is a swinging rack pivotally suspended from its upper end by means ofthe bolts or large square-headed wood-screws c, which pass through theend boards of the rack and into the uprights A, and form cheap andefficient pivots on which the rack is designed to swing. This rack isformed with a series of partitions` some of which are large, as shown inFig. l, at the right, and others, as those on the left, made half thesize of those on the right and capable of being made the same size bymeans of sliding partitions D, which work loosely in vertical guides el.Thus l form large and small places for large and small pigs, but maymake a greater number of large ones, when desired, by simply removingthese partitions, as will be readily understood. In Fig. l I have shownone of these partitions raised by dotted lines.

The front board d of the rack opposite the larger openings is at such adistance from the bottom as to readily allowr the larger pigs to feed;but opposite the smaller places this board is provided with a hingedpiece E, arranged to drop down, as shown in Fig. l, and by full lines inFig. 2, when the small pigs are feeding, but designed to be raised intothe position indicated by dotted lines in Fig. 2 when arranged for largepigs.

The rack is designed to swing on its pivots, and centrally at itsrearside is provided with a loosely-pivoted arm or lever F, which is guidedby a staple or other suitable guideloop e on the central upright b, andis notched, as shown in Figs. 2 and 3. Normally the parts are in theposition shown by full lines in Fig. 2, and the feed-trough in theposition shown in said figure. Wnhen it is desired to fill the trough,the lever is pushed upon to force the parts into the position shown byfull lines in Fig. 3 and by dotted lines in Fig. 2. The weight of therack causes the lever to automatically engage the staple or guidethrough which it passes as soon .as pressure is removed from the lever.This holds the parts in the position shown in Fig. 3 until the troughhas been filled, when the rack is let IOO . lace as shown in Figs. 1 2and 3. This trough has connected with its front upper edge near itscenter with acord, rope, or chain Il, which leads to the back of thedevice, as shown in Figs. 2 and 3, and by which the trough may bereadily raised into the position indicated by dotted lines in Fig. 3, tokeep the ice, wat-er, snow, or dirt from gathering in the trough.

When the trough is down and the rack in the position shown by full linesin Fig. 2, the animals feed through the openings in the rack which arethen directly over the trough.

In Fig. 4 I have shown a means of looking the rack away from the trough,when desired to fill the latter, and to lock it closed so the animalcannot open it. This consists simply of a lever J, pivoted to the rackat k, and carrying at each end an arm K, pivotally connected with theends of the arms and passed through guide staples or loops Zon the lowerboard thereof, as shown clearly in said Fig. 4. When the pivoted rack ispushed out over the trough while putting in the feed, the arms areturned so as to extend down about an inch or so between the back of therack and the front edge of the trough, thus holding therack out secureagainst any hog that might push against it at either end. When in theposition shown in Fig. 4, it will hold the rack back by engaging therear side of the arms with the front edge of the trough, as seen in saidfigure.

What I claim as new isl. The combination, with the rack divided intocompartments, of the hinged board on the rack and the vertically-movablepartitions, substantially as and for the purpose specified. I

2. The combination, with the pivoted rack and the pivoted trough, of thelever for operating the rack, the cord for operating the trough, thehinged board on the rack, and the vertically-movable partitions, as setforth.

In testimony that I claim the aboveI have hereunto subscribed my name inthe presence of two witnesses.

WILLIAM SEWARD BARKER.

Witnesses:

P. E.. BARNES,

D. W. LANDES.

